Rezon

Prince, son of Eliadah. Abandoning the service of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, on the occasion of his being defeated by David, he became the “captain over a band” of marauders, and took Damascus, and became king of Syria (1 Kings 11:23-25; 2 Sam. 8:3-8). For centuries after this the Syrians were the foes of Israel. He “became an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon.”

(prince), son of Eliadah, a Syrian, who when David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, put himself at the head of a band of freebooters and set up a petty kingdom at Damascus. (1 Kings 11:23) He harassed the kingdom of Solomon during his whole reign. (B.C. 1043-975.)

RE'ZON (PRINCE), son of Eliadah, revolted from Hadadezer, and, having enlisted a company of adventurers and made several incursions into the country around Damascus, finally succeeded in obtaining the crown, and became a sore vexation to Israel in the days of David and Solomon. 1 Kgs 11:23.

lean; small; secret; prince

RE'ZON (PRINCE), son of Eliadah, revolted from Hadadezer, and, having enlisted a company of adventurers and made several incursions into the country around Damascus, finally succeeded

in obtaining the crown, and became a sore vexation to Israel in the days of David and Solomon. 1 Kgs 11:23.